Staff Software Engineer

LodgeLink; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Paid vacation days

Employee charitable donation program

Hotel and travel discounts

Comprehensive benefits

401K matching

Free parking

Fun social events

Job summary

A leading digital marketplace for workforce travel seeks a Staff Software Engineer based in Scottsdale, AZ. This role involves mentoring software teams, advocating for best coding practices, and scaling the platform for high performance. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience in software development, including deep knowledge of GoLang, microservices, and a strong commitment to quality and team leadership. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including paid vacation and travel discounts.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development lifecycle experience, at least 3 years as a staff engineer.
• Deep mastery of SDLC, SOLID principles, and clean architecture.
• Strong testing mindset and ability to advocate quality practices.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and elevate the software engineering team.
• Advocate and implement best coding practices.
• Scale the platform to handle increased load while maintaining uptime.

Skills

Leadership

GoLang

GraphQL

gRPC

Microservices

NoSQL

Test-Driven Development

Clean Code

Continuous Learning

Job description

About The Role

Staff Software Engineer in Scottsdale, AZ enabling the future of workforce travel. We seek leaders passionate about impacting the entire tech organization, cultivating learning, applying the latest technologies, critical thinking, and a user‑focused approach.

Location

Scottsdale, AZ (in‑office with 20% flexibility to work from home).

Duties and Responsibilities

• Mentor and elevate the software engineering team, model excellence.
• Advocate and implement best coding practices, continuously improve the codebase every sprint.
• Create developer tools and templates that simplify work for the team.
• Scale the platform to handle over 1,000× the current load while maintaining 100% uptime.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development lifecycle experience, at least 3 years as staff engineer or higher.
• Deep mastery of SDLC, SOLID principles, Test‑Driven Development, Clean Code, and clean architecture.
• 5+ years experience with GoLang, GraphQL, gRPC, microservices, NoSQL (assets if not all known).
• Experience in cloud development patterns, automated release pipelines, and API‑first architecture.
• Proven leadership in technical debt management and team technical vision.
• Commitment to continuous learning and improving code, processes, and people.
• Strong testing mindset and ability to advocate quality practices.

About LodgeLink

LodgeLink, a Black Diamond Group company headquartered in Calgary, Canada, is more than a digital marketplace for crew travel. It is a tech‑centric mission to transform workforce travel, providing end‑to‑end booking, management, payments, and cost reporting. Our platform unlocks seamless solutions for crew travel and accommodation needs through a growing network of hotel and lodge partners.

Total Rewards

• Diverse and inclusive team with career growth support.
• Competitive base salary.
• Share Appreciation Rights program for salaried employees.
• Paid vacation days and sick days.
• Employee charitable donation program.
• Hotel and travel discounts.
• Comprehensive benefits with cost sharing and 401K matching.
• Free parking.
• Fun social events.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Black Diamond Group is committed to diversity, equal opportunity and ensuring that employees thrive in an inclusive environment. All qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, veteran status, Indigenous status, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected factors. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request during the recruitment process.